The formula d = rt can be used to calculate the distance traveled by someone at a certain rate for a certain amount of time.
Part 1: Amaya drives her cat for 3.5 at 50 mph. Using the formula, d = rt, how far did Amaya travel? Show your work.
To calculate the distance traveled, we need to use the formula d = rt, where d is the distance, r is the rate, and t is the time.
Given that Amaya drives her car for 3.5 hours at a rate of 50 mph, we can substitute the values into the formula:
d = 50 mph * 3.5 hours
Now we can calculate the distance traveled:
d = 175 miles
Therefore, Amaya traveled a distance of 175 miles.
The formula d = rt can be used to calculate the distance traveled by someone at a certain rate for a certain amount of time.
Part 2: explain the meaning of your solution found in part 1
In part 1, we calculated that Amaya traveled a distance of 175 miles based on the given information of her driving for 3.5 hours at a rate of 50 mph.
This means that for every hour she drove, Amaya traveled 50 miles. Since she drove for 3.5 hours, multiplying the rate (50 mph) by the time (3.5 hours) gives us the total distance she traveled (175 miles).
In simpler terms, if Amaya maintains a steady speed of 50 mph, she will cover a distance of 175 miles after driving for 3.5 hours.
The formula d = rt can be used to calculate the distance traveled by someone at a certain rate for a certain amount of time.
Part 3: Suppose Amaya now increased her speed to 70 mph. How many hours would it take for her to travel the same distance found in part 1? Round your answer to the nearest tenth and show your answer.
To find out how many hours it would take for Amaya to travel the same distance at a speed of 70 mph, we can rearrange the formula d = rt to solve for t:
t = d / r
In this case, d is the distance (175 miles) and r is the rate (70 mph).
Substituting the values into the formula:
t = 175 miles / 70 mph
Calculating the result:
t ≈ 2.5 hours
Therefore, if Amaya increases her speed to 70 mph, it would take her approximately 2.5 hours to travel the same distance found in part 1.
The formula d = rt can be used to calculate the distance traveled by someone at a certain rate for a certain amount of time.
Part 4: Rewrite the formula d = rt so that it is solved for r. Show your work.
To solve the formula d = rt for r, we need to isolate r on one side of the equation.
Starting with the original formula:
d = rt
Divide both sides of the equation by t:
d/t = r
Therefore, the formula solved for r is:
r = d/t
So, the rewritten formula, solved for r, is r = d/t.
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Apologies for the confusion. You are right, the previous response was incorrect. Let's solve the formula d = rt for r correctly:
Starting with the original formula:
d = rt
Divide both sides of the equation by t:
d/t = r
Therefore, the correct formula, solved for r, is:
r = d/t
So, the rewritten formula, solved for r, is r = d/t.